Re: Great Books [Far Infrared Sauna & Sciatica]

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Liz,

If you have access to a far infrared sauna, I urge you to try this

two or three times a week for at least 3 to 4 weeks. It was a great

source of help for my whole body, and sciatica is specifically

mentioned.

My husband and I both went, and would you believe it was he who

decided we had to have one. It's a one-person (but actually big

enough for two) and it fits neatly into our oversized garage. I did

lots of research on it before we went the month to the sauna place.

The medical benefits are many and cover a wide range of maladies.

The hyperthermia plus the beneficial far infrared rays (the most

beneficial of them) rid the body of toxins in the tissues (by

sweating), along with the fat that covers them. At the risk of

sounding like a salesman -- my total cholesterol has been about 275

for years and years, but my HDL was so high, I didn't worry about

it. I was amazed a few weeks ago when it came back about 240.

Nothing else had changed. I've always been on a good, restrictive

diet. I can't KNOW what did it, but again, the FIR sauna is the only

thing different. I hadn't even given a thought to its helping this.

It will be interesting to see what it is when it is redone next year.

bg

> Thanks for the tip on the book, Lynne! I've been doing a lot of

body work

> lately, by necessity, as I was waking up every morning curled up

like a

> boiled shrimp from morning stiffness. It is really helping to do

stretching

> and massaging the muscles.

>

> Now that I seem to be coming out of the long trouble I have had

with a

> stomach virus, the minocin also seems to be making a difference

with the

> morning stiffness. I can really tell the difference if the stomach

acts up

> again and I can't take it for a couple of days. One of the great

effects I

> had from taking tetracycline was a dramatic improvement in morning

> stiffness, and I am very relieved to see that the minocin seems to

be

> bringing that improvement back.

>

> I can't stress it enough, it is so important to keep moving those

joints,

> even if all you can do is gentle stretching on the bed. Thanks for

the

> reminder of that. I just put her book on hold at our library

system, and am

> looking forward to reading it. I notice she also has another

one, " Finding

> A Joyful Life In The Heart Of Pain. " Have you read that one?

>

> I have been having a hard time lately dealing with the constant

sciatica

> pain I have been going through, and would welcome some help with

coping

> mechanisms. I've got a referral to an orthopedist, but have yet to

find

> someone who takes my coverage. It got up to 112 degrees one day

here in a

> heat wave this week, and between that and the pain and difficulty

walking,

> have been feeling somewhat paralyzed by it all. The x-rays should

be back to

> my regular doc by now, and hopefully will show something we can

work on.

> Apologies to anyone whose emails I have not answered, sitting is

something I

> have to avoid as much as possible right now until I get this

sciatica mess

> straightened out. Liz G.

>

> PS just had to share, just as I thought no one here in my family

noticed or

> cared how much difficulty I've been having, my sweetie saw a hand-

carved

> cane imported from Kenya at a crafts fair booth on July 4th and

bought it

> for me. It is amazing how much a little thing like that can boost

the

> morale. I've been having to use a cane for much of the day lately

due to the

> sciatica causing problems with my leg and knee, and it is a constant

> reminder now when I use this beautiful one that someone is noticing

and

> caring even if there is not much he can do to help make it better.

>

> > " Arthritis, Stop Suffering and Start Moving " by Darlene Cohen

> >

> > http://www.darlenecohen.net/books.html - also on Amazon.

>

>

>

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